Wreath construction



July 21, 1964 E. WELLENS WREATH CONSTRUCTION Filed 001:. 1a, 1961 INVENTOR. Amen-r E.WeLLENa. BY

47' TORNEY United States Patent 3,141,808 WREATH CONSTRUCTION Albert E. Wellens, 7138 NW. 3rd Ave, Miami, Fla. Filed Oct. 18, 1961, Ser. No. 145,823 1 Claim. (Cl. 16131) This invention relates to a wreath construction or basically a foundation for a wreath of the type commonly known as advent wreaths and wherein a base ring is provided to which is attached various form of decorative matter, such as fern, evergreen or the well known lycopodium and with a plurality of sockets that are equidistantly spaced apart to support candles.

The invention comprises a stamped or otherwise formed fiat ring having the candle sockets inserted therethrough at equidistantly spaced points, but preferably four in number so that the sockets project above and below the ring an equal distance, providing legs for the structure that support the wreath in elevated position above a table or like supporting structure.

Since the evergreens or lycopodium are mounted upon the top of the ring to completely cover the same, it is stapled or otherwise connected to the ring at various points and since the staples will be clinched upon the bottom of the ring, a cover has been provided that is apertured to engage over the several candle sockets and cover the staples and with the cover being of a corresponding size to the ring and attached in any desirable manner to the bottom of the ring.

Novel features of construction and operation of the device will be more clearly apparent during the course of the following description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings wherein has been illustrated a wreath constructed in accordance with the invention and wherein like characters of reference are employed to denote like parts throughout the several figures.

In the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a top plan view of a base structure and a wreath, constructed in accordance with the invention,

FIGURE 2 is an edge view thereof, and

FIGURE 3 is a fragmentary enlarged transverse section taken substantially on line 3-3 of FIGURE 1.

Referring specifically to the drawing, there has been provided a base structure embodying a ring of predetermined diameter, formed of cardboard or any other desirable material and having upper and lower fiat surfaces 5. The ring 5 at equidistantly spaced points is provided with cylindrical openings 6, adapted to frictionally receive vertically arranged tubular sockets '7, closed at their bottoms, as at 8. The sockets 7 extend above and below the ring 5 an equal distance so that the lower portion of the sockets constitute legs 9 for supporting the structure upon a table or the like. The sockets 7 are adapted to receive candles, indicated in dotted lines as at 10 in FIGURE 2.

The upper surface of the ring 5 is adapted to be covered by decorative matter, such as the well known lycopodium or other greens or foilage such foliage being indicated in dotted lines at 11 in FIGURE 2. The foliage 11 may be attached to the ring 5 in any desirable manner, such as the usual staples and the staples are clinched upon the bottom of the ring 5. With the decorative matter 11 fully attached, a cover sheet 12, of relatively heavy paper or relatively thin cardboard is engaged upon the bottom of the ring 5 to effectively cover the several staples employed in attaching the matter 11. The cover 12 is substantially identical in dimensions to the ring 5 and has been provided with circular openings 13 that snugly engage over the lower projecting portions of the 3,141,808 Patented July 21, 1964 "ice sockets 7 so that the cover 12 may be frictionally forced over the socket 7 to lie snugly against the bottom of the ring 5 and may or may not be stapled to the ring 5 since, it may be spot cemented or the like.

In use, the ring 5 and its supported sockets 7 and the cover 12 are furnished as a base structure to receive the decorative material 11. The user usually purchases the assembly or the ring 5 and the socket 7 and employs various evergreens or possibly the lycopodium and clips or otherwise attaches the evergreens to the ring 5 over its entire area by a conventional stapling machine. With the evergreens in position, the operator then engages the cover 12 upon the bottom of the ring 5 snugly engaging all of the sockets 7 and as before pointed out, the ring 12 may be tacked, stapled or otherwise attached to the bottom of the ring 5, effectively covering the several staples employed to attach the decorative material. If natural greens are employed, it will be apparent that after use, they may be removed and replaced later with other natural greens or when the device is actually manufactured as an advent wreath, it is customary to employ the lycopodium which is an everlasting decorative material. The ring 5 and the socket 7 are decorated in any desirable color, and preferably a dark green. The device is cheap to manufacture, is strong, durable and greatly facilitates the manufacture of the well known advent wreath such as those usually employed by certain religious bodies.

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise construction shown, but that changes are contemplated as readily fall within the spirit of the invention as shall be determined by the scope of the subjoined claim.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A cylindrical base structure for forming an advent wreath that comprises an open relatively thin flat ring having upper and lower faces, the ring being provided with a plurality of equidistantly spaced cylindrical openings, candle holding sockets fixedly engaged in the openings to project above and below the ring an equal distance, the sockets being open at their tops and closed at their bottoms and with the lower projections of the sockets constituting legs whereby to space the ring above a supporting surface, the upper face of the ring adapted to receive decorative material over its entire surface and with the material adapted to be stapled to the ring and with the staples being clinched upon the lower face of the ring, a cover ring identically proportioned with respect to the first named ring and with the cover ring being provided with a plurality of equidistantly spaced cylindrical openings corresponding in number and size to the openings of the first named ring and whereby to have snug fitting engagement over the lower extensions of the sockets, the said cover ring being relatively thin as compared to the first named ring and with the cover ring overlying the clinched ends of the staples, the said rings and the sockets being formed of cardboard and with the sockets being cemented into the first named openings, the cover ring being frictionally engaged with the downward extension of the sockets.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,631,631 Gerlinger June 7, 1927 2,166,616 Wallace July 18, 1939 2,202,064 Olsen May 28, 1940 2,499,740 Glance Mar. 7, 1950 

